"All great change in America begins at the dinner table." ~ Ronald Reagan

Can someone be a CEO and a good dad? July 7, 2014

Of course, that wasn’t the question that Matt Lauer asked General Motors CEO Mary Barra in his interview a couple of weeks ago.Watch a portion of the interview below.

Lauer has received a lot of criticism regarding his gender-specific questions. In an interview on KSDK, Sandi Straetker, APR, and a member of the PRSA-St. Louis Chapter, shared her thoughts on the line of questioning. You can watch her interview with Art Holliday at the link below.

This week in class we talk about the importance of effective communication including avoiding discriminatory language. What are your thoughts on Lauer’s questions. In our media culture in general, do you think the same questions would be posed to men who serve in professional leadership roles? How does this relate to some of the issues addressed in Chapter 2 about women in executive positions?

As we move forward in our discussions, we will talk more about the role public relations professionals play in developing strong media relations and how we can influence public perceptions.

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Thanks for mentioning PRSA-St. Louis! By the way, our website home page has changed slightly so the link from your blog roll no longer works. Would you be so kind as to correct to http://prsastlouis.org? Just FYI, we now have a blog and are working on creating an RSS feed but in the meantime, it can be found at http://prsastlouis.org/blog.php. Thank you! 🙂